Terms of Reference

In accordance with policy established by Academic Senate and funding allocations determined from time to time by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) and the Strategic Research Advisory Committee, the Scholarships Committee will foster and encourage postgraduate research in the University by undertaking the following:

  1. Determining the award of postgraduate scholarships.
  2. Distributing such other funds for postgraduate student support as may be available from time to time.
  3. Monitoring the progress of scholarship holders and approving extensions to scholarships as appropriate.
  4. Proposing to Academic Senate, through the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), changes to the conditions of award of existing scholarships and to policy relating to postgraduate scholarships.
  5. Forward to the Chair of the Academic Senate by 30 June each year a Report on its activities for the preceding 12 months.

Membership

Chairperson appointed by the Vice-Chancellor

Assoc Prof Murk Bottema

Representatives of each of the four Faculties

Assoc Prof Malcolm Bond - Faculty of Health Sciences

TBA - Faculty of Science and Engineering

Assoc Prof Kate Douglas - Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law

Prof Jason McCarley - Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

A research higher degree student nominated by the Board of FCCS, on the recommendation of the Student Council

TBA

Meeting dates for 2012

16 February

15 March

03 May

14 June

09 August

25 October

December: TBA

Contact the Secretary

Yolande Hoskins

Team Leader - Scholarships and Higher Degrees

Student Finance

Phone: 8201 3115

Fax: 8201 5175

Email: scholarships@flinders.edu.au